experiments in leading a reluctant writer into the world of writing. plus a few other goodies.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Quote of the Week: Anne Lamott

For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not rapturous. In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts.

--Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird

How funny and honest is she? How much do you wish she were one of your best friends? Bird by Bird is a great book about "writing and life". Check it out here. I would have quoted the whole chapter, entitled "Shitty First Drafts", but that would have been too long. You can read the chapter here.

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I am a writer, a former high school English teacher and a homeschooling mother of two fabulous boys who don't yet share my love of writing. I have made it one of my missions to cultivate writers in our little school.